What does muddy in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word muddy in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use muddy in Spanish.

The word muddy in Spanish means embarrado/a, turbio/a, embarrar, enturbiar, turbio/a, mate, sucio/a. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word muddy

embarrado/a

adjective (with mud)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
Sarah's expensive shoes were muddy after she walked in the rainstorm.
Los caros zapatos de Sarah estaban embarrados después de que caminara bajo la lluvia.

turbio/a

adjective (not clear: liquid)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
The river, usually clear, was muddy that day.
El río, usualmente claro, estaba turbio ese día.

embarrar

transitive verb (make dirty)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
The little girl muddied her dress when she jumped in a puddle.
La niña embarró su vestido cuando saltó en un charco.

enturbiar

transitive verb (figurative (make less clear: ideas, results) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
The debater tried to muddy the argument with a lot of pointless information.
El que debatía trató de enturbiar la discusión con un montón de información sin sentido.

turbio/a

adjective (figurative (not clear: ideas, results) (figurado)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
The politician's platform was muddy; no one could figure out what was going on.
La plataforma del político era turbia y nadie entendía qué estaba pasando.

mate

adjective (dull sheen)

(adjetivo de una sola terminación: Adjetivos de una sola terminación en singular ("amable", "constante") pero que sí varían en plural ("amables", "constantes"). )
The car was painted a muddy green color.
El auto estaba pintado en un tono verde mate.

sucio/a

adjective (figurative (colors: not bright)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
If you mix your paints too much, your colours will be muddy.

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